to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
as usual; as is one's habit
to grow; to develop; to grow up
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
lawless area; lawless district
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
dominion; territory; possession
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to challenge (a person) to a fight
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
men and women of all ages
property; fortune; means; assets
to become settled; to be fixed
system; institution; organization; organisation
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
action; operation; effect; function
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
anxiety (about the future)
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye